Category: REDS
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Prophylactic red blood cell matching in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT)
The January 2025 issue of the British Journal of Haematology (BJHAEM) published an updated evidence-based guideline for red blood cell antigen matching in patients with hemoglobinopathies.1 Alloimmunization to red blood cell antigens has been linked to patient morbidity and mortality in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) and transfusion-dependent thalassemia (TDT). The practice of transfusing…
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How to Manage Blood Product Shortages
The December 2023 issue of the journal Transfusion has a “How do I do it” article on how to manage blood product shortages.i The article was authored by the AABB Donor and Blood Component Management Subsection members with the participation of blood center and blood bank staff members performing blood donor recruitment, blood collection, patient…
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REDy, Set, Go – the REDS-IV-P Program
In the United States, and globally, the “REDS” moniker is well-known and widely regarded in the transfusion medicine community. Funded by the US National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute of NIH, the original REDS program (initiated in 1989 and renewed through 2001) stood for Retrovirus Epidemiology Donor Study and was introduced to address concerns for HIV and…